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Keeping your class engaged with fun and unique teaching resources is vital in helping them reach their potential. On Tes Resources we have a range of tried and tested materials created by teachers for teachers, from pre-K through to high school.

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Prepared for an A level speaking presentation on the Grimm Brothers and their works. Speaking assessment model for a presentation on the Grimm Brothers and Aschenputtel/other stories. Aligned for AQA speaking assessments 2018.

This tried and tested approach to reading provides a visual strategy which can be applied to a wide variety of texts in a second language or in English, improving not only language skills, but also general literacy. Particularly useful when exploiting authentic materials, it can equally be applied to more traditional texts and, once embedded, enables students of all ages to work successfully with more complex source materials than would otherwise have been the case.
This resource models the strategy with a simple German text, however it can be applied to texts of a wide range of difficulty. It includes a ten slide teaching presentation to introduce the strategy, comprehensive teaching notes accompanied by thumbnails of all the materials, plus student sheets and the strategy arrow, which can be laminated for repeated use.
The resource is also available modelled with a French text and with a Spanish text.

I have prepared the full reading text with glossary of vocabulary of the story of Cinderella - 'Aschenputtel' from the Grimm Tales for A level students, useful as a reading/text analysis activity for a speaking presentation or written task. Links to the current 2018 AQA German syllabus.

Start your lesson with a thinking skills puzzle problem solving snowman-themed activity. Then move on to an array of Christmas-themed activities constructed around the same set of vocabulary. A 65-slides presentation to introduce the German Christmas vocabulary, a vocabulary list, 2x2 differentiated word searches ,2x2 differentiated crossword puzzles, mini-picture-flashcards with the new words for reading or to play memory/pairs or snap, a set of sequencing cards, a page with word search solutions as well as explanations for the clues to the puzzles and finally a list of suggestions for use and differentiation.

This is a logic puzzle activity for learners of all ages and stages of German.
Logic puzzles not only help to exercise the brain, they also further the development of learners' deduction skills, critical thinking ability and strategy skills. If working together, students will also use and grow their communication skills.
One of the files included in this pack contains suggestions for use and differentiation of this resources with learners of all abilities. I hope you and your students enjoy this activity.

This is a logic puzzle activity for German learners of all ages and stages. Logic puzzles not only help to exercise the brain, they also further the development of learners' deduction skills, critical thinking ability and strategy skills. If working together, students will also use and grow their communication skills.
One of the files included in this pack contains suggestions for use and differentiation of this resources with learners of all language abilities. I hope you and your students enjoy this activity.

These 50 ready-to-go German Mini Stories with comprehension questions will help to build your students vocabulary skills and reading fluency in German. The goal of these worksheets is to introduce basic German vocabulary in context without the stress of mastering complex grammar structures. Each reading passage consists of 3 sentences followed by 3 comprehension questions. All texts and questions are written in simple present. They are suitable for young and absolute beginners.
I have included full page answer keys.

A lesson plan and materials for an hour lesson based on Goldlöckchen und die drei Bären from thegermanproject.com read aloud in slow German.
The lesson consists of match up exercises, a listening gap fill,reading aloud and a script for groups to work on their pronunciation and perform in front of the class. There is also back up work provided for anyone who misbehaves.

This is a guide I made for my Year 13 German class (AQA) to help them while reading 'Russendisko' by Wladimir Kaminer in German. I have provided the English translation of key words from each chapter, as well as a summary of each chapter in English. Students can use the guide while reading the book in German to help them understand what is happening in the text.
This could, of course, also be used with Year 12 pupils if they are studying 'Russendisko' for the new AQA A level.

These are PDF docum and Powerpoint Presentations to prepare well Y12 German students to tackle the Speaking and Writing paper.
It includes: essay title + example on historical background and summary of unit Natur und Umwelt.
To complement this bundle of resources I added a useful vocab list to help students memorise the most useful words.
I hope you like it

This is an essay, that I wrote, about the film: Goodbye, Lenin. It focuses on the historical background and on how the director tells the story. It includes: essay title (which matches the new specification: title + bullet points) and a 500 words essay-example to give students some ideas about how tackle the writing paper.
I hope you like it

Originally an observed lesson (hence the lesson plan) introducing verb conjugation in the present tense to beginners of German. Introduces 7 key verbs through a story, using nouns they've already learnt for phonics (Rachel Hawkes' set of 16 nouns, also featured in Stimmt!1). Plus comprehension exercises and creation of a verb table.

A story made for the purposes of educating first level students in German language. It is complete with six story parts, two quizzes, six worksheets, six vocabulary lists, and two notes sheets. The first two parts are meant to be read aloud by the instructor to the students. The third is meant to be done completely by the student. Then there is a quiz. The fourth and fifth are again read to the students. The sixth is done by the students. Then there is a quiz. At the end there is a culture reading about the German states system.

This resource is a conversation between Jamie Oliver, a principal, a parent representative, a student, and the head of the canteen about introducing healthier food at school.
It is tailored for Year 11-12 and comes along with reading comprehension questions, a writing task as a follow-up activity after the reading, and an answer sheet for the reading comprehension questions. Enjoy!

Students often retain the effects of correction better when they make changes themselves. If they can do this under guidance from an expert helper, such as their teacher, mentor or foreign penfriend, so much the better.
This writing activity is designed to work in the browser of any computer, iPad or tablet
Teachers assign something they would like their students to write (they can create their own title if desired). It could be a sentence or two, an email, a letter or a full composition.
The teacher tells their students to write their text at https://schoolshape.com/write. (If practising a foreign language accents are on the keyboard provided on tablets)
The students write their text in the space.
The students click the ‘send’ button and enter their expert helper’s email address.
In the expert helper’s email inbox will be a message stating the name of the student and a link to their work.
The expert helper will be able to make corrections to any orthographical mistakes in the work.
The student will immediately see some red underlinings in his/her writing.
The student will not see the corrected answer, but will have an opportunity to correct the work by following some hints generated by the system.
At the foot of the student’s assignment there is a continuously updated record of the accuracy of his/her writing.
You will notice that
- when using the integrated keyboard on tablets, it will throw up useful options for foreign accents, making it quick and easy for students to input foreign language written assignments.
- pasting text in from elsewhere has been disabled, thus discouraging plagiarism.
- there is a built in inductive learning procedure. When work has been corrected by the teacher (or expert mentor, such as a penfriend), the student's work on the same assignment continues ... they can improve their percentage accuracy (displayed on their work) by following an automatic hint system guiding them towards the correct answer.
Equipment required
This browser activity is available on computers, tablets, iPads and smartphones. It could be done ‘live’ in class or as a homework assignment, or both.

Students have to pretend they are policemen investigating a theft. They have statements from 3 suspects and 3 pieces of evidence. One of the suspects has made a subtle mistake and the pupils must sift through the German to work out who has made an error. Its really just a way of getting them to read for detail in prep for examination tasks.
I tell them they have to present a summary of their investigation as a list of bullet points of facts they have discovered in the course of the investigation.
N.B. the answer is Willi who says he was dancing with his sister but the dance lessons at this time are for boys only therefore he is clearly not telling the truth. Still my students favourite activity every year.

Nothing major here, but good for cover work or possibly as a starter activity for a cultural lesson. I used this as an extra activity for pupils in a low ability Year 7 group to do once they had finished a speaking assessment in class. Pupils read a short text on the Brothers Grimm and their most famous fairy tales (Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella etc), then answer some questions.

Use these worksheets in conjunction with the BBC class clip found on the BBC schools website. The little video is ony about 5 mins long, but younger pupils enjoy watching it 2 or 3 times to find the answers for the worksheets. There is of course a moral to the all the Anansi stories too.
They can then retell the story in pictures matching their drawings to the preprinted text.

This works as an introduction to Shakespeare's characters and stories for young children. It also gives older pupils the experience of working with Shakespeare&'s raw materials of character, motive and props. This makes them think about how he wrote for the stage: crucial for gaining marks in Shakespeare exams!
Please read Lesson Notes to understand how it works.
I have provided two of the sheets in a version with cartoons: Characters and Props. Useful if you are doing this in an MFL. The other sheets would probably need a translation on the back. Have fun!

The Lesson Plan tells you how to help pupils to create their own fairy tales using a series of simple choices of character, description and plot. The videos are examples of some of tne many cartoon versions of famous fairy tales in German. Finally, a feisty German Rapunzel finishes this set of resources!

Goethe's terrifying poem based on a Danish folktale about the &'Erlkonig&';, possibly meaning 'Elven King&', but the name is a mystery. Give 1-2 verses at a time to build suspense. {Anyone who Googles the ending and tells the class gets a detention! ;o) ] Let them illustrate each verse to build up a storyboard. Divide class into groups who each learn a different part to recite in a spooky chorus, with the lights off. First web link is Schubert&';s menacing song version, dramatically performed! Second web link is an eerie cartoon version that makes the different voices clear.

This project attracted interest in over 90 countries and been endorsed by the Pay it Forward Foundation in the USA, Adobe Youth Voices and iEARN and is a growing network where tweens and teens challenge other children, individuals and classes, to Pay it Forward by giving an hour of their time to record a story using two mobile phones. One phone is used to play lead-in music and sound effects whilst the other is used to record these backing sounds and the reader’s voice. Existing storybooks and original collaborative stories are included, some with a single reader, others using multiple voices.

How to use stories from other cultures to develop the Intercultural Understanding Strand of the Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages. Using the language skills and strategies of secondary students to develop similar skills and strategies in primary school children. Resources from 'Links into Languages&', Crown Copyright. More information and resources can be found at: www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk/

A mouse named Jacques lives in the city and is missing the love of his life, Lucille, who lives in the countryside. So Jacques decides to visit her. But when he gets there the countryside isn't what he expected, so they both go back to the city. However, things don't run as smoothly as expected for them and Lucille ends up being caught by a cat. So they decide to compromise and move. This animation is also available in English: bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/5799.

The hare bumps into the tortoise and laughs at its slowness. So they have a race to see who is the fastest animal in the forest. But the hare gets distracted on the way to the final flag - who will win? This animation is also available in English: bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/5800.

The sun and the wind battle it out to see who is more powerful. Each unleashes its force until the winner is declared. Meanwhile Paula, the weather forecaster, gives a strange forecast - will her predictions come true? This animation is also available in English: bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/5802.

Yu Jun wants to study but tradition dictates she can't because she's a girl, so she dresses as a boy and goes to school. There she meets Liang and falls in love. Liang visits her and realises she is a boy. They fall in love and he asks her father for her hand in marriage. Her father refuses and Liang, realising he cannot have Yu Jun, becomes ill and dies. But Yu Jun is determined to be with her only love - what will she do to be with him again? This animation is also available in English: bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/6118.

An old man is trying to get to sleep but the boy next door won't stop playing his drum. So the man asks for help from three different people. Will they be able to help him or will he have to move out so he can get a good sleep? This animation is also available in English: bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/5747.

Narcissus is the most beautiful man ever but he will lose it all if he ever sees his reflection. His friend Ameinias tries his best to help him. However, when Narcissus becomes famous he starts to lose the people who once supported him. This animation is also available in English: bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/6119.

Midas and Pactolo are rival rappers. At a show, Midas comes down with a cold and cannot carry on singing. This leaves his rival to take all the glory. He wishes that it was he who was famous. But things don't turn out as Midas planned and soon everything he touches turns to gold - in a negative way. This animation is also available in English: bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/6117.

Jason and Medea are too busy playing games and listening to music to look after their diamond, which keeps the Planet alive. So when it is stolen they are sent on a mission to retrieve it. But first they have to get through three tasks - will they save the Planet? This animation is also available in English: bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/6115.

Clara lives with her stepmother and stepsister who treat her terribly. She cooks and cleans all day with little thanks. One day she drops something down the well and her stepmother throws her down the well to retrieve it. Instead she meets Frau Holle who invites her to stay in her house. When it's time to leave, Frau Holle gives her a fabulous golden dress. When the stepmother sees this, she decides to send her other daughter, Agnes, to see Frau Holle. Will she also get a golden dress for her efforts? This animation is also available in English: bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/5801.